Agave sisalana Perrine

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
The Flora and Ethnobotany of Cat Island, Bahamas
Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium (MU')
Species
Family
Common Name
Description
Location/Habitat
Latitude
Uses/Comments
Collector(s)
Collection No
Agave sisalana	Au: Perrine
Agavaceae
Sisal
A large herbaceous?? Plant with a basal rosette of leaves which are
about 65 cm long and have an annoyingly sharp prickle on the tip.
Flowers paniculate on a tall inflorescence peduncle about 4 meters
tall. Flowers with creamy greenish flowers.
Cove settlement, in the southern part of the settlement on the east side of
the main road.
24°24’ 89” N
Longitude
7503 r 99» w
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Leaves are harvested and soaked in salt water until what's left is the leaf
strands/fibers. Fibers woven to make hats and other crafts, and is also
used for rope. In the Loyalist days, this was widely cultivated.
Laurel R. Richey
00-866 Duplicates 3 Date July 7,2000
Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater
Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation
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